https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/index.php?a=rssfeed&t=196 The largest Smaug community resource site. - Sum of all fears en SmaugMuds 60 https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/a-travesty-196/&p=726#p726 Personally, I've avoided seeing it. Ignoring the fact that I haven't had the opportunity, I too have read the book a few times, and have heard some of what they did to the movie... As a purist, that makes me a bit...unhappy. https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/a-travesty-196/&p=726#p726 Thu, 6 Jun 2002 22:54:40 CDT User Lounge nobody@example.com (Dwip) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/a-travesty-196/&p=725#p725 Having not read the book prior to this, I had nothing to compare it to besides other movies. Personally I thought it was rather good. It was at least more realistic than alot of other movies of similar type. So I'm giving this one an official Samson's thumbs up. If you haven't read the book, or even if you have, go see it! https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/a-travesty-196/&p=725#p725 Thu, 6 Jun 2002 01:50:52 CDT User Lounge nobody@example.com (Samson) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/a-travesty-196/&p=724#p724 CRAP!!!!! Damnit I hate it when filmmakers do that, and what makes it even worse, is that Tom Clancy was the Executive Director. As an avid reader of Tom Clancy's work, I have read Sum of all fears several times. And I am sorry to say that this has to be one of the worst pieces of cRap that has come out of hollywood that has been based on a novel/book/game/superhero in a DAMN long time. I guess from a cinematic point of view, it is a good movie - if you try to put aside the the fact that abou https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/a-travesty-196/&p=724#p724 Wed, 5 Jun 2002 22:40:01 CDT User Lounge nobody@example.com (kilroy)